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| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: The Apocalypse of St. John Rudolf Steiner, Johanna Collis, 1977 |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: The Apocalypse of St. John Rudolf Steiner, 1985-11 These lectures delineate the difference between ordinary and initiate consciousness. Steiner further distinguishes between the initiation of the Christ, who gave the earth its meaning by working from within the physical body, and the initiations of the great initiates who guided humanity by imparting truths gained while outside the body. Steiner goes on to describe the means of initiation needed today and how Lucifer and Ahriman, the opposing forces in earthly existence, play into this process. These profound lectures can help us in understanding the place, purpose, and methods of true inner development. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: The Apocalypse of St. John Rudolf Steiner, 2005-12-01 This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: The Apocalypse of St. John Rudolf Steiner, Johanna Collis, 1977 |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: Christianity as Mystical Fact and the Mysteries of Antiquity Rudolf Steiner, H. Collison, 1922 |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: Man and Animal Hermann Poppelbaum, 2014-08-29 ‘To be man is to know the animals and all the creatures of the earth; it is to recognize our responsibility towards these beings, once of the same order as ourselves, but now obliged to live beside us in an incompleteness that never ceases its appeal to human beings – warning us to make ourselves worthy of the trust invested in us.’ – Hermann Poppelbaum What is the historical and evolutionary relationship between man and animal? In this classic text, based on the anthroposophical science founded by Rudolf Steiner, Poppelbaum, trained in Biology, compares the outer forms of man and animal, revealing their essential differences and contrasting inner experiences. Drawing a bold and clear delineation between the fundamental nature of man and that of the animal, Poppelbaum argues that human beings are not the accidental outcome of animal development, but the hidden source of evolution itself. He goes on to discuss the true relationship of both man and animal to their environment, and develops a critique of contemporary theories regarding human and animal evolution. He argues that, rather than a simple reflex of the nervous system, the human spirit is a microcosmic reflection of the spiritual macrocosm, and our individual consciousness is a crucial seed for future evolution. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: Reincarnation and Immortality Rudolf Steiner, 1970 Rudolf Steiner's science of spirit--occult wisdom--is presented here in a way that is readily understood by the modern reader through five lectures and one essay presented to the general public. In keeping with all of Steiner's writings, this book in line with the Western esoteric tradition and the great esotericists of the West. With a short introduction on Steiner's life, the themes are developed in modern terms. Steiner shows that immortality is not just a continuation of life after death, but also involves a continuation of life in the spiritual world through reincarnation in the physical world. He shows how we can begin to understand the mysteries of reincarnation and immortality by developing our higher faculties of imagination, inspiration, and intuition. Steiner also explores the mysteries of the human being, human evolution, the nature of Anthroposophy, and social issues. This small book is an excellent introduction to Anthroposophy and the Western concepts of reincarnation and karma. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: Rudolf Steiner's Core Mission T. H. Meyer, 2010 Rudolf Steiner's core mission--repeatedly delayed owing to the a lack of capacity in his colleagues--was to pursue contemporary spiritual-scientific research into the phenomena of reincarnation and karma. This stimulating book describes the winding biographical path of that mission. It focuses in particular on the mystery of Steiner's connection with the influential medieval philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas. Using numerous archival sources and publications, Thomas Meyer reveals many facts related to the core of Steiner's mission, showing the critical roles played by Wilhelm Anton Neumann and Karl Julius Schröer in its genesis and development. Meyer examines how Rudolf Steiner's students responded to his understanding of karma, placing this most intrinsic mission in the context of current divisions in the anthroposophic movement. He highlights especially the place of spiritual science in culture and history and shows how Steiner further developed the great scientific ideas of evolution propounded by Darwin by raising them to the plane of individual soul and spiritual development. As Steiner stated in 1903, Scientific researchers explain the skull forms of higher animals as a transformation of a lower type of skull. In the same way one should explain a soul's biography through the soul biography which the former evolved from. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: Materialism and the Task of Anthroposophy Rudolf Steiner, 1987-06-15 In this history of human consciousness, Steiner explains that the world ended in A.D. 300, when it became impossible to find spirit in nature. Since then, we have been living in an increasingly spiritual world on a disintegrating, dying Earth. Although people have been asleep to the spiritual reality that surrounds us, Steiner shows a way out of today's blind materialism that takes us toward a new spiritual perception and knowledge, which is the only way that we will find the Christ in our time. In these exciting lectures, Steiner also talks about the true nature of numbers, they Mystery of the Grail, and the development of materialism. We need to let go of materialism now that it has fulfilled its task of making us true citizens of Earth. Through spiritual science, we must now be come citizens of the spiritual world. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: Christ and Sophia Valentin Tomberg, R H Bruce, 2011-03 In these astounding meditations on the true Christian nature of the scriptures, Tomberg shows how the central story of entire Bible is really a history of the Christ being. He describes the cosmic and earthly preparations for the Mystery of Golgotha, its significance and results for humanity and the world as a whole, and the central role of the Sophia being and her relationship to the Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Disciples and Pentecost, and all of humanity. He also imagines the Grail nature of the Christ's involvement in earthly history. All of Valentin Tomberg's profound studies are finally available in a single volume Drawn from four difficult-to-find and out-of-print editions, this completely revised and updated text includes Tomberg's anthroposophic meditations on the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the Apocalypse, while the appendix contains his final, unfinished work, The Four Sacrifices of Christ. Christ and Sophia contains all of Valentin Tomberg's essential anthroposophic works on the scriptures, providing an invaluable resource for anyone who wishes to gain a deeper understanding of Rudolf Steiner's spiritual scientific approach to esoteric Christianity, as revealed by a close, meditative reading of the Bible--from Genesis to John's Revelation. This volume contains English translations of these works by Valentin Tomberg: Anthroposophisch Betrachtungen ber des Alte Testament; Anthroposophische Betrachtungen ber das Neue Testament; Geisteswissenschaftliche Betrachtungen ber die Apokalypse des Johannes. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: What Is Anthroposophy? Rudolf Steiner, 2002-06 My life changed dramatically, drastically, and irrevocably on November 17, 2005. That was my death day and re-birthday. The external event was surgical removal of a glioblastoma multiforme tumor phase iv from the left occipital-parietal lobe of my cranium. Though I was unconscious during surgery, what I experienced was transcendent, like being turned inside out and hovering in timelessness, between this world and the life after life, and returning to here and now -- changed forever. What sounds like a cliché describes literally what I felt. (from the foreword) This generous, courageous, and wise book offers a selfless glimpse behind the curtain of a journey with cancer, from shock to inner rebirth and the gradual discovery of light in the darkness William Ward has written a personal account of his life following a fateful diagnosis of a brain tumor: gliablastoma multiforme Phase IV cancer. With no trace of self-pity and rising above sentimentality, he describes the landscape of his outer path through hospitals, surgeons, pain, powerful drugs, and the support of family, friends, and community. At the same time, with fearless honesty he invites the reader to accompany him on the inner path of inevitable regrets, self-examination, fears, and hopes in the face of a potentially terminal illness. Until it happens to us, we can never know for sure how we would respond as individuals to a catastrophic event in our lives, but by telling the most personal of all stories, William Ward shows us a way forward that goes well beyond our personal differences. With compassion and humor, Ward bears witness to the presence of living light in the darkest of human experiences, demonstrating how, if we face it, the Dark Night of the Soul necessarily leads to awaking in the light of a new dawn. Fierce hope shines through the final words of Traveling Light: As we part, here at the edge of Death Valley, I feel like an old prospector handing over a weather-stained chart. You take this map, sonny. Where I'm goin' I won't be needin' it no more. But while you're here on the earthly plane, I want you to know there is water, the water of life, deep down, right here. Yonder, atop Solomon's knob, is the Mother Lode--pay dirt, pure gold, the sun's tears. The way up is steep. Just keep putting one foot in front of the other. Up on top you can see forever. Goodbye, God bless, and good luck! Cover Image by Claire Ward Miesmer |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: Mani and Rudolf Steiner Christine Gruwez, 2014 For many centuries, the teaching of Mani was hidden behind the distorted picture that had been created by the adversaries of Manichaeism in East and West. In the course of the twentieth century, new light was shed on Manichaeism by the discovery of several Manichaean scriptures. These have shown that Manichaeism was a true, distinct world religion that, in the question of good and evil, for instance, offers insights that complement and deepen Christianity. Also in the twentieth century, Rudolf Steiner brought Anthroposophy, Spiritual Science, which is a continuation of a stream of esoteric Christianity that has run through human history ever since the resurrection of Christ. Anthroposophy is centred on a new, deepened idea of Christianity that, as indicated by Rudolf Steiner, is so great and all-encompassing that it can be understood in its full depth only gradually. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: Love and Its Meaning in the World Rudolf Steiner, 1998-11 Rudolf Steiner received The Fifth Gospel--unrecorded events from the so-called lost years of the life of Jesus, obtained by grace and by spiritual research into the akashic record--as a sacred obligation to which he experienced a deep sense of responsibility. However, he never finished the project of unveiling it. Had he done so, not only Anthroposophy but also Christianity would have received an enormous spiritual gift: a concrete, soul-filled description of the Mystery of Golgotha. His deeply moving and often startling lectures in 1913 are thus fragmentary, giving the near-tragic impression that, because those who heard or read them did not take them up with sufficient seriousness and inner dedication, humanity has suffered an inestimable loss. Steiner traveled through various German cities to give personal summaries of the Fifth Gospel. But in each center, he encountered the same sleepiness. The thorns were already starting to prick; he seemed to begin hiding the content rather than disclosing it. He was forced to see in all clarity that the Fifth Gospel was not being appropriately received (Andrei Bely). In this dramatic book, Selg tells the story of those lectures. He recounts their background and many of the most important episodes. He illumines and gives context to the excerpts with a profound yet accessible commentary. Most important, he offers insights into their importance to both Steiner and the hearts of those who heard and understood--even those who felt inadequate to the task. Those who has read Steiner's lectures on the Fifth Gospel and wondered about their significance will find here an inspiring guide to further meditation, while those who have not yet read them will find many reasons for doing so and discover a new way of understanding Steiner and his mission. Those unfamiliar with Steiner but wish to fine a meaningful, heartfelt way to Jesus Christ and the Christian mystery will discover a new way of understanding a new path to Christ. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: Rudolf Steiner, Life and Work: 1923: The Burning of the Goetheanum Peter Selg, 2018-04-23 Try to become one with the world--that will be the best and most important 'program.' It is something that cannot be contained in statutes but needs to burn in our hearts as a flame. --Rudolf Steiner In 1923, Central Europe was still in disarray and social chaos created by the polarizing events of World War I. In volume 6 of his seven-volume biography of Rudolf Steiner, Peter Selg focuses on one of the most tragic years for the anthroposophical movement, including especially the rise of nationalism and the seeds of hatred spawned by Adolf Hitler and his followers. The very beginning of that pivotal year began with the destruction of the nearly finished Goetheanum building in Dornach, Switzerland, delivering a heavy blow to the Anthroposophical Society and to Rudolf Steiner, both spiritually and on a personal level. It was evident that the fire had been caused by arson, and Steiner immediately expressed determination to rebuild and move forward, despite the friction in the Anthroposophical Society and the movement as a whole. Steiner noted, It will not be viable if things continue as before, suggesting that the Society needed to be suffused with the will to wake up...because then it can inspire an awakening of the present civilization as a whole. He devoted the remainder of 1923--indeed, his life--to that cause. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: Eternal and Transient Elements in Human Life Rudolf Steiner, 2016-03-21 In what has been referred to as 'the most advanced course in anthroposophy', Rudolf Steiner addresses one of the great questions of our time: the role of evil in human development. He speaks of the year 666, when three time streams intersected – the familiar linear stream and two 'lateral' streams – and the reoccurrence of the 666-year rhythm in history. At the heart of this mystery is the being Sorat ('the beast'), who attempted to flood humanity with premature spiritual knowledge by inspiring the scholars of the ancient Academy of Gondishapur. Although responsible for the saving of Aristotle's works, Steiner describes how the Academy generated tremendous but dangerous gnostic wisdom, which eventually spread through the Christian monasteries and inspired Western scientific thought. Its immediate negative impact, however, had to be counteracted by the Prophet Muhammad and the founding of Islam. In contrast to the 666-year rhythm in history, the 333-year rhythm is connected to the healing forces of the Mystery of Golgotha. The year 333 was a central point in the post-Atlantean age, but also a pivotal moment in establishing the Christ Impulse and the new equilibrium it brought to humanity, allowing people to gain wisdom through their own efforts. Such wisdom enables insight into three key areas: supersensible knowledge of birth and death; understanding of an individual's life; and the ability consciously to confront the adversarial beings of Lucifer and Ahriman. Steiner addresses a host of additional themes, including occult Freemasonry in Anglo-American countries; materialism in the Roman Catholic Church; prophetic and apocalyptic vision; dualism and fatalism in pre-Christian times; and the delusion of time and space. Seeking to awaken his listeners to the urgency of the tasks ahead of them, he urges that spiritual understanding be enlivened with enthusiasm, fire and warmth of heart. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: Reverse Ritual Rudolf Steiner, Friedrich Benesch, 2001-06-01 Perception of the idea within the actual is the true communion of the human being --Goethe Religious ritual is often seen as a way of bringing divine influences down into the material world. In this profound and stimulating work, Rudolf Steiner and Friedrich Benesch introduce the idea of reverse ritual --a way that each of us can raise our souls to the spiritual realm. In this process, the everyday world becomes a portal through which we can enter the dimension of the sacred. Here, each of us can be a priest, and each of our actions can be a cosmic, ritual act. This stimulating collection of writings on spiritual communion of humanity includes two further lectures by Steiner that show how this process can engage our social lives. Also included are two additional essays as appendices: Sacramental and Spiritual Communion by Dietrich Asten and Human Encounters and Karma by Athys Floride. The introduction by Christopher Schaefer brings these ideas into focus for modern seekers. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: The Reappearance of Christ in the Etheric Rudolf Steiner, 2003 The first chapter of the Acts of the Apostles describes Christ's Ascension: And a cloud received him out of their sight. As the disciples looked up, two angels appeared and told them, This same Jesus, taken up from you into heaven, shall come again in the same way as you have seen him go. In 1910, Rudolf Steiner began a series of lectures announcing the advent of Christ's appearance in the sphere of the earth's etheric or life body. At first, he said, only a few will be aware of it, but in time more and more people--regardless of religious affiliation--will be strengthened, comforted and infused by the Christ's living presence. Such Damascus experiences, bespeaking a new natural clairvoyance, Steiner argues, will become increasingly common. The Christ will become a living comforter, he writes. However strange it may seem, it is nevertheless true that often when people, even in considerable numbers, are sitting together not knowing what to do and waiting, they will see the etheric Christ. He will be there, will confer with them, and will cast his word in such gatherings. We are now approaching these times... This collection contains Steiner's lectures on this theme, as well as on important related questions, such spiritual science and etheric vision, the etheric vision of the future, the etherization of the blood, the Sermon on the Mount and the land of Shambhala, the mysteries of comets and the Moon, Buddhism and Pauline Christianity, spirit beings and the ground of the world, and the three realms between death and rebirth. The Reappearance of Christ in the Etheric collects much of Rudolf Steiner's most important discussions of esoteric Christianity, especially as it relates to the central place of the Christ being in world and human evolution. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: The Mysteries Rudolf Steiner, 1997 Around this collection of extracts from Steiner's books and lectures, the author examines the Mystery schools of the ancient world, and their revevance to Christianity and the world today. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: Reading the Pictures of the Apocalypse: (Cw 104a) Rudolf Steiner, 2021-04-30 Notes from 16 lectures, Munich and Oslo, Apr. 22, 1907 - May 21, 1909(CW 104a); 1 lecture in Paris, June 14, 1906 (CW 94) We can be overwhelmed by the fearsome pictures of our current world situation, which reflect powerful spiritual events taking place today. This book is based on notes written down at 16 lectures given in 1907 and 1909, presenting Rudolf Steiner's masterful account of the meaning of the most esoteric book in the Bible. They instruct a practice and inner training in reading the signs of the times, so that we can prepare responsibly and in full consciousness to meet the challenges that humanity is facing now and in the future. In aphoristic, intense sections, Steiner surveys the sweep of world history on a cosmic scale. His penetrating interpretation of the Apocalypse shows how the human soul will evolve and change through the present and coming great conflagrations. Themes include - the nature of the third millennium; - Sorat and the significance of the number 666; - the War of All against All; - the Second Coming of Christ; - the true nature of the I; - how future possiblities will depend on our present actions. The Apocalypse of Saint John, when properly understood, expands our conception of Christianity to cosmic proportions again. It reveals in images―in a kind of picture language―the deepest secrets of earthly and human evolution. These images contain the power of the Word, the Logos. Taken into the soul, they transform; over time, they can initiate. This is the connection between the Apocalypse and the work of Rudolf Steiner, who said that simply hearing and reading the results of anthroposophical research can gradually transform the human soul and awaken in us the ability to perceive the spirit. (from the introduction) This volume is a translation from German of Aus der Bilderschrift der Apokalypse des Johannes (GA 104a); the added lecture in Paris is from Kosmogonie. Populäre Okkultismus. Das Johannes-Evangelium. Die Theosophie an Hand des Johannes-Evangelium (GA 94). |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: What Happens When We Die? Margarete van den Brink, Hans Stolp, 2017-06-21 Is there truly life beyond death? What really happens when we die? Can the living stay connected with, or even help, their loved ones who have passed on? Answers to these questions have traditionally been sought for in Eastern religions but – perhaps surprisingly for some – they can also be found within the Christian tradition. In fact, such knowledge was prevalent in early Christianity, but was gradually suppressed and eventually forgotten. Turning to hidden – esoteric – sources that reveal lost meanings within the Bible, the Dead Sea Scrolls and other Gnostic texts, Hans Stolp and Margarete van den Brink describe the world of light that exists beyond death, and the ‘seven steps’ needed to progress through its realms. The authors draw on near-death experiences as well as the many profound personal encounters with deceased friends and family members described by people in recent times. With this knowledge, together with Rudolf Steiner’s research, they offer answers to the following questions: · What is the world beyond death really like and what tasks await us there? · Why is love and wisdom gained in life on earth so important in the afterlife? · How can the living help or hinder the dead? · How do the departed themselves help loved ones who are left behind? · How does the Christ sustain the dead as they review their previous life and prepare for the next? This is an extraordinary guide to understanding what happens after death. It also offers invaluable advice on staying connected to our loved ones who have passed on. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: World-Ether-Elemental Beings - Kingdoms of Nature Rudolf Steiner, 1996-10 An annoted bibliography for advanced study of Rudolf Steiner's indications in books and lectures about the etheric realm and its effects on the physical world. It is probably the only gathering in a systematic fashion on the highly differentiated world of the elemental beings. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: The Apocalypse of St. John Emil Bock, 1957 |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: Conversations about Painting with Rudolf Steiner Peter Stebbing, 2008 The purpose of this illustrated volume of first-hand recollections is to increase appreciation in the world for Rudolf Steiner's artistic contributions to modern culture. The authors represented in Conversations about Painting with Rudolf Steiner offer insights into Steiner's intentions as he responded to artists' questions about the deeper, spiritual aspects of painting, color, and role of the arts as a whole in culture and society. Peter Stebbing's inspiration for translating these conversations was an early reading of Hilde Boos-Hamburger's book on Steiner's new art impulse (included here). Through the years, Stebbing also came to recognize the importance of other artists who were influenced by Steiner. Margarita Voloschin, for example, describes the inner transformation required of artists who wish to deepen their artistic sensibilities as described by Rudolf Steiner. Henni Geck, though she wrote little on art, is an important figure in this school of artistic renewal through having elicited numerous training sketches from Steiner. Assya Turgenieff was a pioneer artist who worked with stained glass. Her discussion of the artistic approach she used--which incorporated both color and sculpting techniques--can be applied to other visual arts as well. Conversations about Painting with Rudolf Steiner is an extraordinary contribution to a deeper understanding of the anthroposophic arts. Richly illustrated, this volume will warrant serious study and frequent rereading and browsing. A great book for the coffee table. CONTENTS: MARIA STRAKOSCH-GIESLER Indications Given by Rudolf Steiner to a Painter A Color Meditation Given by Rudolf Steiner The Human Form and Color Recollections of Two Lectures by Rudolf Steiner on Painting About Maria Strakosch-Giesler by Peter Stebbing HILDE BOOS-HAMBURGER Preliminary Remarks Experiences in Painting the Cupolas of the First Goetheanum The Struggle for the Underlying Principles of a New Spiritualized Painting Impulse Some Experiences in Teaching Older Children About Hilde Boos-Hamburger by Roy Wilkinson & Jan Pohl HENNI GECK The Sketches Given by Rudolf Steiner 1922-1924 The Motif Sketches of Rudolf Steiner by Fritz Billing The Work in Painting at the Goetheanum with Henni Geck by Clara Bosshardt On Studying in Henni Geck's Painting School by Gerard Wagner About Henni Geck by Ernst Marti Recollections of the Teacher by Walter Roggenkamp Thoughts on Method by Bettina Roder Henni Geck's Quest by Ingrid Stinzing-Eriksson MARGARITA VOLOSCHIN Self-portrait Memory-Pictures from a Time of Intensive Work How Rudolf Steiner Himself Painted in the Small Cupola by Luise Clason About Margarita Voloschin by Rosemarie Wermbter ASSYA TURGENIEFF Working on 'Light and Dark' Recollections of the Beginning of Studies in Light and Dark A Drawing Class with Rudolf Steiner by Daniel J. van Bemmelen About Assya Turgenieff by Jakob Streit & Christiane Haid Also includes an afterword and a selected bibliography. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: Rudolf Steiner and the Fifth Gospel Peter Selg, 2009-10 15 discussions with teachers of the Stuttgart Waldorf School, Aug. 21 - Sept. 6, 1919; 3 lectures on the curriculum, Sept. 6, 1919 (CW 295) In spiritual science we divide the human being into 'I'-being, astral body, etheric body, and physical body. In an ideal human being, the harmony predestined by the cosmic plan would naturally predominate among these four human principles. But in reality, this is not so with any individual. Thus, it can be seen that the human being, when given over to the physical plane, is not yet really complete; education and teaching, however, should serve to make the human being complete. One of the four elements rules in each child, and education and teaching must harmonize these four principles. -- Rudolf Steiner For two weeks, prior to the opening of the first Waldorf school in Stuttgart, Rudolf Steiner intensively prepared the individuals he had chosen to become the first Waldorf teachers. At 9:00 a.m. each day, he gave the course now translated as Foundations of Human Experience; at 11:00 a.m., Practical Advice to Teachers; and then, after lunch, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., he held the informal discussions published in this book. The tone is spontaneous and relaxed. Steiner does not prescribe specific methods but introduces topics and situations, offering guidelines and allocating practical assignments that are taken up and discussed in the next session. The discussions are filled with insights and suggestions in many different areas of teaching--history, geography, botany, zoology, form drawing, mathematics, and more. Speech exercises are included. This edition also includes, for the first time in English, three important lectures on the curriculum, given the day just before the school opened. These fifteen discussions constitute an essential part of the basic training material for Waldorf teachers. Discussions with Teachers is a translation from German of Erziehungskunst. Seminarbesprechungen und Lehrplanvorträge (vol. 295 in the Bibliographical Survey, published by Rudolf Steiner Verlag, Dornach, Switzerland, 1961). |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: Battle for the Etheric Realm Nick Thomas, 2013-05-14 Using an accessible question-and-answer format, this short but focused book tackles themes relating to the etheric, life realm. What is etheric technology? What are the impacts of radioactivity and atomic energy? How should we read apocalyptic symptoms in science and society? In a fascinating series of discussions, Nick Thomas examines a range of concepts, including: - the right and wrong ways to develop an etheric technology - spiritual events in the etheric realm - how the physical world works into the etheric world and vice versa - Rudolf Steiner's Strader machine - the nature of truth and lies - attacks by the adversaries on forces of vitality - humanity's crossing of the threshold to the spiritual world The explanations and ideas in this book help to evoke a living picture of a great struggle between forces of good and evil, with the future of humanity and the Earth at stake. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: Prophecy of the Russian Epic Sergei O. Prokofieff, 1993 The prophetic Russian epic, How the Holy Mountains Released the Mighty Russian Heroes from Their Rocky Caves, tells of a mighty spiritual battle for the destiny of the Russian people, involving the powerful spiritual beings of Christ, Mary-Sophia, the Archangel Michael, the Antichrist, and the terrible force of the fallen hierarchies of evil. With the help of anthroposophical insights, Prokofieff shows how the epic reveals the whole historical path of Russia from the past, through the present, and into the future. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: Awakening to Community Rudolf Steiner, 1975-04 10 lectures, Stuttgart and Dornach, January 23 - March 4, 1923 (CW 257) We are firmly in our understanding of things of the spirit only when we do not rest content with abstract spiritual concepts and a capacity to express them theoretically, but instead grow into a sure belief that higher beings are present with us in a community of spirit when we engage in spiritual study. No external measures can bring about anthroposophical community-building. You have to call it forth from the profoundest depths of human consciousness. --Rudolf Steiner Rudolf Steiner presented these lectures right after the fire that destroyed the first Goetheanum. Given during the year before the Anthroposophical Society was reestablished, they form an important part of the history of the anthroposophic movement. Steiner calls for a searching of conscience. He explains that in anthroposophic communities we can experience our first awakening to the spirit in our encounters with others, and he describes how the reversed cultus forms the foundation for a new community life. Translated from shorthand reports unrevised by the lecturer, from the German edition titled Anthroposophische Gemeinschaftsbildung (GA 257) |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: The Apocalypse of St. John Rudolf Steiner, 1958 |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: The Sophia Mystery in Our Time Mario Betti, 2013 The confrontation with evil manifests as a battle taking place on many levels, the outcome of which lies in the hands of each one of us alive today. The most important requisite is the creating of a space within us in which a new consciousness, the Imagination, will gradually be able to arise. Much in the future depends on whether a sufficient number of people succeed in reaching this level of experience. --Maria Betti With the world in turmoil, the greatest challenge facing us today, says Mario Betti, is the inner transformation of our whole being. Rebirth from within heralds a new form of consciousness--a creative imaginative faculty--that is also a reawakening of the mysterious Sophia, the Divine Feminine. Imagination allows us to behold the spiritual forces actively at work in the world, leading to the possibility of a comprehensive rebirth and renewal of culture. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: The Incarnation of Ahriman Rudolf Steiner, 2006 Ahriman is a significant figure of Persian mythology. Rudolf Steiner, however, spoke of Ahriman as an actual, living spiritual entity. This being, he said, works to embed human beings firmly into their physicality, thus encouraging dull, materialistic attitudes and a coarse, dry intellect. In these extraordinary lectures, Steiner assumes a rare prophetic mode. He talks about an actual incarnation of Ahriman on Earth and the potential consequences of this event. Just as Christ incarnated in a physical body, so would Ahriman incarnate in the Western world--before a part of the third millennium has passed. Steiner places this incarnation in the context of a cosmic triad that includes Ahriman, Lucifer, and Christ. Ahriman will incarnate as a counterpoint to the physical incarnation of Lucifer, which took place in the East during the third millennium B.C. The incarnation of Jesus Christ took place in Palestine as the point of balance between the two. During the period when Steiner developed Anthroposophy--a teaching career of more than twenty years that included over than six thousand lectures--he spoke of Ahriman's incarnation only six times. For the first time, these six lectures (plus a supporting excerpt) are reproduced in their entirety in a single volume. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: The New Mysteries and the Wisdom of Christ Virginia Sease, Manfred Schmidt-Brabant, 2005 Christianity is not a matter of a religion or even a denomination; it is not a question of a particular culture. Christ is there for all humanity. (from the book) In the old mystery cultures, individuals experienced themselves as children of the gods, or even as their instruments. According to Rudolf Steiner's spiritual science, the birth of independent thinking did not arise until our present state of consciousness--the awareness of one's individual self. But who is this I? Virginia Sease and Manfred Schmidt-Brabant maintain that true self-knowledge is intimately related to knowledge of the central being of world evolution--Christ, the I AM. Focusing on the being of Christ and on Christianity, the authors present a series of engaging lectures on the development of mystery wisdom today. Having given an overview of the history of the mysteries in their book Paths of the Christian Mysteries, the authors deepen and expand their study by drawing particular attention to the effect of the Christ mysteries. Some essential themes of this new volume include the transformation of conscience, the place of prayer and meditation, and the significance of sacrifice today. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: The Gospel of St. John Rudolf Steiner, 2017-04-06 2017 Reprint of 1933 Edition First Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. Steiner here lays the foundation for a new Christology out of his insights into the Gospel of St. John. He says it is not a book of instruction, but a force that can become active within our souls. As Marie Steiner says in her introduction, 'With this book we penetrate into the innermost structure of Rudolf Steiner's activities. For all his endeavors had this one goal -- to pave for the world the way to Christ.' This is a cycle of twelve lectures given at Hamburg, May 18-31, 1908. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: The Apocalypse of St. John Rudolf Steiner, 1958 |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: The Spiritual Background to Christian Festivals Charles Kovacs, 2007 In this concise book Charles Kovacs explores the structure of our calendar year and looks in detail at the background to each Christian festival, including lesser-known ones such as St. John's Tide and Michaelmas. This book is an inspiring insight into why we worship and celebrate at particular times and the deep spiritual significance found in the Christian year. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: Michael and the Two-horned Beast Bernard Nesfield-Cookson, 1998 In our materialistic and skeptical age, it can be difficult to take seriously the existence of real spiritual beings. Nevertheless, countless individuals -- from the historic founders of religions to those who have been through near-death experiences -- have spoken of beings of Light, such as Angels and Archangels, and 'evil' beings, spirits of darkness.The author, basing his work on Rudolf Steiner's teachings, presents an epic picture of the forces of 'good' and 'evil' -- a battle of cosmic dimensions in which we are all intimately involved. He clarifies the pivotal role of the Archangel Michael, the 'Guardian of Cosmic Intelligence, ' who fights to hold the balance between the key powers of evil in our time -- Lucifer and Ahriman -- and describes other members of the evil hierarchies. He also discusses the biblical Apocalypse of St. John, the Mexican Mysteries, and much else.This book is an essential guide to meeting the challenge of evil at the new millennium. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: An Esoteric Cosmology Rudolf Steiner, 1978 |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: The Revelation - a way of life. PartA , |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: Cognitive Yoga Yeshayahu (Jesaiah) Ben-Aharon, 2016-09-05 Are you ready to begin the process of making yourself a new etheric body and individuality? In the last century, Rudolf Steiner issued a challenge for practitioners of western spiritual science. Would it be possible to develop a new form of cognitive, or Michaelic, yoga? In contrast to the eastern yogis of old – who practiced the spiritualization of inhalation and exhalation – such contemporary yogic practice would involve a spiritualization of thinking as well as a transformation of perceptions and sensations. In Cognitive Yoga, Dr Ben-Aharon responds to that call, developing the entire modern yogic process and describing it in remarkable detail. Through the methods presented, committed practitioners of anthroposophy can create a living framework for spiritual research through a fully spiritualized thinking accompanied by a complete renewal of the experiences of perception and sensation as well as of the human body itself. Included in the contents of this extraordinary book is a comprehensive guide to the spiritualization of the senses and how this leads to a transmutation of the deepest and most unconscious bodily processes and functions. Cognitive Yoga culminates in a pioneering description of a completely individualized meeting with the etheric Christ in the etheric world – the most important spiritual and human experience that people can have in our time and over the millennia to come. This seminal work, built on decades of first-hand research, provides tangible evidence that western spiritual schooling is not only alive and well, but also full of potential for future development. Ben-Aharon offers a fully formulated and practical guide to a knowledge of the present revelations of the spiritual world. |
| the apocalypse of st john rudolf steiner: Lazarus, Come Forth! Valentin Tomberg, 2006-07 7 lectures, Torquay, UK, August 12-20, 1924 (CW 311) These seven intimate, aphoristic talks were presented to a small group on Steiner's final visit to England. Because they were given to pioneers dedicated to opening a new Waldorf school, these talks are often considered one of the best introductions to Waldorf education. Steiner shows the necessity for teachers to work on themselves first, in order to transform their own inherent gifts. He explains the need to use humor to keep their teaching lively and imaginative. Above all, he stresses the tremendous importance of doing everything in the knowledge that children are citizens of both the spiritual and the earthly worlds. And, throughout these lectures, he continually returns to the practical value of Waldorf education. These talks are filled with practical illustrations and revolve around certain themes--the need for observation in teachers; the dangers of stressing the intellect too early; children's need for teaching that is concrete and pictorial; the education of children's souls through wonder and reverence; the importance of first presenting the whole, then the parts, to the children's imagination. Here is one of the best introductions to Waldorf education, straight from the man who started it all. This volume is a translation of Die Kunst des Erziehens aus dem Erfassen der Menschenwesenheit, volume 311 of the Complete Centenary Edition of the works of Rudolf Steiner, published by Rudolf Steiner Verlag, Dornach, Switzerland. |
Apocalypse - Wikipedia
Apocalypse (from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis) ' revelation, disclosure') is a literary genre originating in Judaism in the centuries following the Babylonian exile (597–587 BCE) but …
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What does the Apocalypse mean? - Bible Hub
The term “Apocalypse” often refers to the Book of Revelation (Greek: Ἀποκάλυψις, Apokalypsis), the final book of the New Testament. However, “Apocalypse” is also used more broadly to …
APOCALYPSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
APOCALYPSE definition: 1. a very serious event resulting in great destruction and change: 2. in the Bible, the total…. Learn more.
What Does the Bible Say About The Apocalypse?
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise …
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Apocalypse Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
APOCALYPSE meaning: 1 : a great disaster a sudden and very bad event that causes much fear, loss, or destruction; 2 : the end or destruction of the world especially as described in the …
What Does Apocalypse and Apocalyptic Mean? - Bible Study
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Apocalypse - Wikipedia
Apocalypse (from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis) ' revelation, disclosure') is a literary genre originating in Judaism in the centuries following the Babylonian exile (597–587 BCE) but …
APOCALYPSE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of APOCALYPSE is one of the Jewish and Christian writings of 200 b.c. to a.d. 150 marked by pseudonymity, symbolic imagery, and the expectation of an imminent cosmic …
What Are the Seven Signs of the Apocalypse? - Reference.com
May 20, 2025 · The seven signs of the apocalypse, as elaborated upon in the Book of Revelations in the Bible, includes the arrival of the Antichrist, war, famine, plague, judgment, chaos, and …
What Is the Apocalypse? 10 Things Christians Should Know
Jun 20, 2024 · The Apocalypse? What does that word mean? According to Dictionary.com, it means “revelation, disclosure, uncover, reveal.” I found the title page to my mother’s 1982, …
What does the Apocalypse mean? - Bible Hub
The term “Apocalypse” often refers to the Book of Revelation (Greek: Ἀποκάλυψις, Apokalypsis), the final book of the New Testament. However, “Apocalypse” is also used more broadly to …
APOCALYPSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
APOCALYPSE definition: 1. a very serious event resulting in great destruction and change: 2. in the Bible, the total…. Learn more.
What Does the Bible Say About The Apocalypse?
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise …
What is the Apocalypse? - GotQuestions.org
Jan 4, 2022 · End-times events such as the second coming of Christ and the battle of Armageddon are sometimes referred to as the Apocalypse. The Apocalypse will be the …
Apocalypse Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
APOCALYPSE meaning: 1 : a great disaster a sudden and very bad event that causes much fear, loss, or destruction; 2 : the end or destruction of the world especially as described in the …
What Does Apocalypse and Apocalyptic Mean? - Bible Study
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